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Let’s put the brake on exorbitant hospital car park prices – Noone

Fine Gael Dublin Senator Catherine Noone today (Thursday) called on Government to support the Irish Cancer Society's ongoing campaign to reduce exorbitant hospital car parking prices by issuing a parking pricing guideline, similar to the one issued by the NHS in the UK.

9th March 2017

€260 pension increase will help make life easier for recipients　

Pensioners have said the €260 annual boost in their state pension will make life easier for them.

9th March 2017

Over 1.3 million people to get Budget 2017 increase in pension & welfare payments from this week - Varadkar

Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has confirmed that the new rate of pensionsand weekly social welfare increases announced in Budget 2017 will start to come into effect from this week onwards, with all higher payments in place by St Patrick’s Day.

9th March 2017

Fine Gael women are working for social progress

Fine Gael female Ministers, TDs, Senators and Councillors have joined forces in advance of International Women’s Day (tomorrow, Wednesday 8th March) to highlight the work they are doing which will positively impact the lives of women and their families nationwide.

7th March 2017

Burke slams “Fianna Fáil-Sinn Féin Alliance” over water charges

Deputy Peter Burke, Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath has this week slammed the new position taken by Fianna Fáil over excessive use of water, branding the approach as that of a new a “Fianna Fáil-Sinn Féin Alliance”. Burke said this new level of populism flies in the face of those who sacrificed so much to stabilise our economy, and will put our current and future budgets at risk.

2nd March 2017

Lords Brexit vote positive news for Irish in Britain - Richmond

Government spokesman on EU Affairs in the Seanad, and Chair of the Seanad Brexit Committee, Neale Richmond, has welcomed last night’s vote in the House of Lords, saying that it is positive news for the Irish community in Great Britain.

2nd March 2017

Preparations underway on Action Plan for the Twenty Year Strategy for the Irish Language - Kyne

Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South Seán Kyne, has today (Wednesday) confirmed that his Department is working on an Action Plan for the Twenty Year Strategy for the Irish Language.

1st March 2017

Minister Harris cuts prescription charges for over 390,000 people

Minister for Health Simon Harris today announced that 390,000 people over 70 years with a medical card, including their dependents, will benefit from reductions to prescription charges.

28th February 2017

Statement by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD Leader of Fine Gael

“I was deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death of former Dáil Deputy, Peter Mathews.

28th February 2017

Parents & children must be aware - what goes online stays online

“What goes online stays online.” These are the words of caution for parents from Meath East Minister of State and Government Chief Whip, Regina Doherty, who is working to protect children from the potential risks of online communications.

23rd February 2017

Richmond to Chair Seanad Brexit Committee

Fine Gael Dublin Rathdown Senator and Government spokesman on EU Affairs, Neale Richmond, has been appointed Chair of the new Seanad Select Committee on Brexit by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, and the Leader of the Seanad, Senator Jerry Buttimer.

23rd February 2017

Hard work rewards as Cork-Boston route finally set to take off – Buttimer

Fine Gael Senator and Leader of Seanad Éireann, Jerry Buttimer, has expressed his delight at the launch of Norwegian Airlines transatlantic routes from Cork after a long and challenging journey to secure the service.

23rd February 2017